Westlake Chemical Corp. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis

Westlake Chemical Corp. Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of the company’s affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions, estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also enables direct comparison to be made between Westlake Chemical Corp. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Westlake Chemical Corp. position in the Chemical Industry.

Scope

• The report contains the company’s profile and data about the owners, senior executives, locations, subsidiaries, markets, products, and company history.
• The SWOT-analysis provides information about the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and possible threats against it.
• The report outlines the main financial ratios pertaining to profitability, margin analysis, asset turnover, credit ratios, and company’s long-term solvency.
• It also shows the company’s income statement and ratio trend-charts, with balance sheets and cash flows presented on an annual and quarterly basis.
• Company’s financial ratios are directly compared with those of its competitors through industry averages.
• The report provides relevant news, an analysis of PR-activity, and stock price movements.
• The latter are correlated with pertinent news and press releases, and annual and quarterly forecasts are given by a variety of experts and market research firms.

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About Westlake Chemical Corp.

Westlake Chemical Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers and fabricated products. The company’s products include various chemicals, which are fundamental to a range of consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, residential and commercial construction, as well as other durable and non-durable goods.

Segments

The company operates in two business segments, Olefins and Vinyls.

OLEFINS BUSINESS

Olefins are the basic building blocks used to create a range of petrochemical products. The company manufactures ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, and associated co-products.

Ethylene: The company has the capacity to produce 2.5 billion pounds of ethylene per year at its Lake Charles complex and the capability to consume all of its production internally to produce polyethylene and styrene monomer in its Olefins business and to produce VCM and EDC in its Vinyls business. It also produces ethylene in its Vinyls segment at its Calvert City, Kentucky facility, all of which is used internally in the production of VCM. In addition, the company produces ethylene co-products, including chemical grade propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline and hydrogen. It sells its entire output of these co-products to external customers.

Polyethylene: Polyethylene is used in the manufacture of various packaging, film, coatings and molded product applications. Polyethylene is generally classified as either LDPE, LLDPE or HDPE. LDPE is used in end products such as bread bags, dry cleaning bags, food wraps and milk carton and snack package coatings. LLDPE is used for higher film strength applications, such as stretch film and heavy duty sacks. HDPE is used to manufacture products, such as grocery, merchandise and trash bags, plastic containers and plastic caps and closures.

Styrene: Styrene is used to produce derivatives, such as polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, unsaturated polyester and synthetic rubber. These derivatives are used in various applications, including injection molding, disposables, food packaging, housewares, paints and coatings, resins, building materials, tires and toys.

Feedstocks

The company produces majority of the ethylene required to produce its polyethylene, VCM and styrene. Ethylene can be produced from either petroleum liquid feedstocks, such as naphtha, condensates and gas oils, or from natural gas liquid feedstocks, such as ethane, propane and butane.

In addition to its internally supplied ethylene, the company also acquires ethylene from third parties to supply a portion of its ethylene requirements. In addition, the company acquires butene and hexene to manufacture polyethylene and benzene to manufacture styrene.

Competition

The company’s competitors in the ethylene, polyethylene and styrene markets include INEOS, The Dow Chemical Company, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, LyondellBasell Industries, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP and NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a subsidiary of The International Petroleum Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

VINYLS BUSINESS

The company’s principal products in its integrated Vinyls segment include PVC, VCM, EDC, chlorine, caustic soda, and ethylene. It also manufactures and sells products fabricated from the PVC it produces, including pipe, fence and deck, and window and door components. It manages its integrated Vinyls production chain, from the basic chemicals to finished fabricated products As of February 18, 2010, the company also operated 11 PVC fabricated product facilities and owned a 59% interest in a joint venture in China that produces PVC resin, PVC fabricated products, and PVC film and sheet.

PVC: PVC is produced from VCM, which is, in turn, made from chlorine and ethylene. Rigid extrusion PVC compounds are commonly used in window frames, vertical blinds and construction products, including pipe and siding. Injection-molding PVC compounds are used in specialty products, such as computer housings and keyboards, appliance parts and bottles. The company has the capacity to produce 1.1 billion pounds of PVC p

Contents

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DISCLAIMER

1. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. COMPANY PROFILE

1.1. Key facts
1.2. Financial Performance
1.3. Key Executives
1.4. Ownership and Major Holders
1.5. Company History

2. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

2.1. Business Description
2.2. Major Products and Services
2.3. Markets and Sales Activities
2.4. Locations, Subsidiaries, Operating Units

3. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. SWOT ANALYSIS

3.1. Overview
3.2. Strengths
3.3. Weaknesses
3.4. Opportunities
3.5. Threats

4. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

4.1. Financial Statements
  4.1.1. Income Statement
  4.1.2. Balance Sheet
  4.1.3. Cash Flow
4.2. Financial Ratios
  4.2.1. Profitability
  4.2.2. Margin Analysis
  4.2.3. Asset Turnover
  4.2.4. Credit Ratios
  4.2.5. Long-Term Solvency
  4.2.6. Growth Over Prior Year
  4.2.7. Financial Ratios Charts
4.3. Stock Market Snapshot

5. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. COMPETITORS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

5.1. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Westlake Chemical Corp. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Westlake Chemical Corp. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Westlake Chemical Corp. Industry Analysis
  5.4.1. Chemicals Industry Snapshot
  5.4.2. Westlake Chemical Corp. Industry Position Analysis

6. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. NEWS & EVENTS

6.1. News & PR Activity Analysis
6.2. IR Corporate News
6.3. Marketing News
6.4. Corporate Events

7. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP. EXPERTS REVIEW

7.1. Experts Opinion
7.2. Experts Estimates

APPENDIX 1: RATIO DEFINITIONS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Westlake Chemical Corp. Key Facts
Table 2. Westlake Chemical Corp. Profitability
Table 3. Westlake Chemical Corp. Management Effectiveness
Table 4. Westlake Chemical Corp. Income Statement Key Figures
Table 5. Westlake Chemical Corp. Balance Sheet Key Figures
Table 6. Westlake Chemical Corp. Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Table 7. Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
Table 8. Westlake Chemical Corp. Key Executives
Table 9. Westlake Chemical Corp. Key Executives Biographies *
Table 10. Westlake Chemical Corp. Key Executives Compensations *
Table 11. Westlake Chemical Corp. Key Executives Stock Options *
Table 12. Westlake Chemical Corp. Major Shareholders
Table 13. Westlake Chemical Corp. History
Table 14. Westlake Chemical Corp. Products
Table 15. Westlake Chemical Corp. Revenues by Product
Table 16. Westlake Chemical Corp. Revenues by Region
Table 17. Westlake Chemical Corp. Offices and Representations
Table 18. Westlake Chemical Corp. SWOT Analysis
Table 19. Westlake Chemical Corp. Income Statement 2008-2011 Including 4-years Trends
Table 20. Westlake Chemical Corp. Income Statement Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Table 21. Westlake Chemical Corp. Balance Sheet 2008-2011 Including Trends
Table 22. Westlake Chemical Corp. Balance Sheet Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Table 23. Westlake Chemical Corp. Cash Flow 2008-2011 Including Trends
Table 24. Westlake Chemical Corp. Cash Flow Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Table 25. Westlake Chemical Corp. Profitability Ratios
Table 26. Westlake Chemical Corp. Margin Analysis Ratios
Table 27. Westlake Chemical Corp. Asset Turnover Ratios
Table 28. Westlake Chemical Corp. Credit Ratios
Table 29. Westlake Chemical Corp. Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Table 30. Westlake Chemical Corp. Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
Table 31. Westlake Chemical Corp. Capital Market Snapshot
Table 32. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors Key Facts
Table 33. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors Profitability Ratios
Table 34. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors Margin Analysis Ratios
Table 35. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors Asset Turnover Ratios
Table 36. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors Credit Ratios
Table 37. Westlake Chemical Corp. Direct Competitors Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Table 38. Chemicals Industry Statistics
Table 39. Westlake Chemical Corp. Industry Position
Table 40. Westlake Chemical Corp. vs. Industry Income Statement Analysis
Table 41. Westlake Chemical Corp. vs. Industry Balance Sheet Analysis
Table 42. Westlake Chemical Corp. vs. Industry Cash Flow Analysis
Table 43. Westlake Chemical Corp. vs. Industry Ratios Comparison
Table 44. Westlake Chemical Corp. Consensus Recommendations*
Table 45. Westlake Chemical Corp. Analyst Recommendation Summary*
Table 46. Westlake Chemical Corp. Price Target Summary*
Table 47. Westlake Chemical Corp. Experts Recommendation Trends*
Table 48. Westlake Chemical Corp. Revenue Estimates Analysis*
Table 49. Westlake Chemical Corp. Earnings Estimates Analysis*
Table 50. Westlake Chemical Corp. Historical Surprises*
Table 51. Westlake Chemical Corp. Revenue Estimates Trend*
Table 52. Westlake Chemical Corp. Earnings Estimates Trend*
Table 53. Westlake Chemical Corp. Revenue Revisions*
Table 54. Westlake Chemical Corp. Earnings Revisions*

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Westlake Chemical Corp. Annual Revenues in Comparison with Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Figure 2. Westlake Chemical Corp. Profit Margin Chart
Figure 3. Westlake Chemical Corp. Operating Margin Chart
Figure 4. Westlake Chemical Corp. Return on Equity (ROE) Chart
Figure 5. Westlake Chemical Corp. Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
Figure 6. Westlake Chemical Corp. Debt to Equity Chart
Figure 7. Westlake Chemical Corp. Current Ratio Chart
Figure 8. Westlake Chemical Corp. 1-year Stock Charts
Figure 9. Westlake Chemical Corp. 5-year Stock Charts
Figure 10. Westlake Chemical Corp. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Figure 11. Westlake Chemical Corp. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Figure 12. Westlake Chemical Corp. Article Density Chart

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